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Photo salon ‘Wijdemans & Frère’

Photo salon ‘Wijdemans & Frère’

At the ‘Wijdemans & Frère’ photo salon you can have your picture taken in clothing and a setting dating from around 1910: a time when official group photographs were very popular. These were solemn photos in which people tended not to smile, as back then exposure times of up to a minute could be needed.

Opening times and demonstrations

During the summer holidays the salon is open daily. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at weekends and during the school holidays groups of up to 9 people can pay to have their photo taken at the photo salon. You can choose the photos you would like and take them away with you.

Outside school holidays and weekends the photo salon is open every weekday from 1 May to 31 October, when you can find out more about how photographers worked in days gone by: wooden cameras, glass negatives, old printing techniques and, of course, a dark room. On these days groups of up to 5 people can have their photo taken between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. only.